Albert Whitford
Albert Whitford may refer to: * Albert Whitford (astronomer) (Albert Edward Whitford, 1905–2002), American physicist and astronomer * Albert Whitford (politician) (Albert Edward Victor Whitford, 1877–1924), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly {{hndis, Whitford, Albert ...
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Albert Whitford (astronomer)
Albert Edward Whitford (October 22, 1905 – March 28, 2002) was an American physicist and astronomer. He served as director of the Washburn Observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Lick Observatory. Early life Albert Whitford was born in Milton, Wisconsin, the son of Alfred and Mary Whitford. He earned his B.A. from Milton College (1926) and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin (1932). While studying physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he worked as an assistant to astronomer Joel Stebbins helping him in his study of photoelectric photometry. Whitford developed a device for measuring small currents from photoelectric cells, which allowed them to measure fainter stars. He decided to become an astronomer and spent two years at Caltech and Mount Wilson Observatory as a postdoctoral fellow. Career During World War II, Whitford worked in the MIT Radiation Laboratory. In 1948, he succeeded Stebbins as director of the Washburn Observatory and ...
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